No New COVID-19 Restrictions in England Before Christmas: Johnson

No New COVID-19 Restrictions in England Before Christmas: Johnson
Britain's Prime Minster Boris Johnson speaks with police officers as he makes a constituency visit to Uxbridge police station in London on Dec. 17, 2021. Leon Neal/Getty Images
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No new COVID-19 restrictions will be introduced for England before Christmas, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed on Tuesday, though he refused to rule out tougher curbs after Dec. 25.

In a video message, Johnson said that there is “no doubt” the Omicron COVID-19 variant “continues to surge with a speed unlike anything we’ve seen before” and the situation “remains extremely difficult.”